LifeinIsrael - Rav Yosef Chaim Kupshitz recently went to Rav Elyashiv recently asking him to sign a letter. He said there is a big problem today that seminary girls walk through the streets talking on their cellphones, and it is very inappropriate. He asked Rav Elyashiv to sign a letter saying he is opposed to this phenomenon. Rav Elyashiv responded by telling him a story. The Emperor Joseph sent one of his aides to the Jewish community to find out what they were up to. The messenger gets to the Jewish community and finds them congregated in groups outside looking up to the sky. The messenger went back to the emperor and related what he had seen. The emperor now wanted an explanation so he summoned the rabbi of the community to explain. The rav explained the were performing kiddush levana - he said, every month we see the moon getting smaller. We pray to God that he should make the moon big again. Sure enough, the moon always gets bigger. God accepts our prayers. The emperor laughed and said if that is what you are concerned with, your situation must be pretty good. Rav Elyashiv continued and told R' Kupshitz, if the last problem remaining to be dealt with is the cellular phones of the girls, our situation must be excellent. Rav Kupshitz took his unsigned letter and left. (source: Bechadrei)